Good morning!

Something smells strange and I can't figure out what it is. I hate that.

FirstShowing.net asked some questions of producer Donald De Line, who says the Greg Berlanti-directed Green Lantern is nearing principal photography. They're aiming for a Spring start, so we must be closer than I thought.

Can I just say that Doctor Who rumors are crazy? Lord, I read these things and I can no longer get excited for them because there are a) SO MANY OF THEM and b) most of them are totally insane and so even the realistic ones seem pretty unlikely.

And the word is that Russel Crowe is going to play The Sheriff of Nottingham AND Robin Hood. Wooo?

I'm excited about this Thor thing. So cool.

Weeeeeee!

The House of Representatives today rejected a $700 billion plan to bail out the U.S. financial system, putting a roadblock in front of the largest government intervention in the markets since the Great Depression. The Dow was down more than 500 points after the voting ended. - CNN.

Let me tell you. I don't pretend to understand the specifics of the plan but this boiled down version makes it seem like the wrong way to go: http://www.clusterstock.com/2008/9/analyzing-the-bailout-what-s-in-it-anyway-

I'm hoping for good time fun during the VP debate. http://jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/09/sarah_palins_terrifying_ignora.php

Hilarious... No. Really.

So, a group of Somali pirates grabbed another cargo ship headed for Africa.

Little did they expect to find 33 Russian T-72 tanks.

They're currently asking for $20M in terms of a ransom for the tanks. All the while there are three warships surrounding the cargo ships and US Navy's 5th Fleet is deploying further vessels to make sure they don't go anywhere.

The tanks were en route to Sudan, even though the Kenyan government claimed they were headed there.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7642978.stm

Just... I have to laugh.